Fire and Pump

Fire

Fire verb - To cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force.

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Pump and fire are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pump" instead a verb "Fire".

Nearby Words: fired, fireball, firing, fireside, fireplace

Pump verb - To make short up-and-down movements.

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Fire and pump are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fire" instead a verb "Pump".

Nearby Words: pumped, pumping

ability	fire ability	pump ability
energy	fire energy	pump energy
someone	fire someone	pump someone
amount	fire amount	pump amount
Other words: water, fist, laser, rounds, bullets, shots, one-handed.

Since she went brain-dead from immolation, the simulation projects her apparent fear of fire as a critical weakness, so the easiest way to kill her is to set her on fire and pump shotgun shells into her screaming undead carcass.

Source: Stringy-Haired Ghost Girl
Repeaters and shotguns received similar treatment, requiring the showy pump to be ready to fire.

Source: The Coconut Effect
Pump-action shotguns, single fire rifles, bolt-action rifles, lever-action carbines, and even single-action pistols and revolvers - none of these will repeatedly dry fire without a re-cock.

Source: Noisy Guns

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